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The grades of 21 Commercial Banking stocks are on the rise this week on Portfolio Grader. Each of these stocks is rated an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”).

SCBT Financial (NASDAQ:SCBT) is progressing from last week’s rating of B (“buy”) as the company improves to an A (“strong buy”) this week. South Carolina Bank and Trust is a bank holding company that provides retail and commercial banking, mortgage lending, consumer finance loans, and trust and investment services. In Portfolio Grader’s specific subcategory of Margin Growth, SCBT also gets an A. The stock price has risen 10.9% over the past month, better than the 0.8% decrease the Nasdaq has seen over the same period of time. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of SCBT stock.

This is a strong week for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE:CM). The company’s rating climbs to B from the previous week’s C. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is a global financial institution that serves clients through CIBC retail markets and wholesale banking. The current dividend yield is 3.8%. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of CM stock.

BSB Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:BLMT) improves from a C to a B rating this week. BSB Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company. The company, through its subsidiary, Belmont Savings Bank, provides banking products and services. The bank’s business consists primarily of accepting deposits from the general public and investing those deposits, together with funds generated fr… For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of BLMT stock.

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being “strong buy,” and F being “strong sell.” Explore the tool here.